Curriculum Vitae
Education 2014 MFA Washington University, St. Louis, Mo
2012 BFA painting, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Nc
2010 AA Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, Nc
Teaching
2016 Part-time Online Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College
2015 Part-time Painting Instructor, Michaels
2014 Teaching Assistant, Painting I, Washington University in St. Louis
2014 Teaching Assistant, Drawing II, Washington University in St. Louis
2013 Teaching Assistant, Figure and Anatomy, Washington University in St. Louis
Honors Graduate School of Art Scholarship
Norman Sultan Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Scholar
Publications “Vapid Connections: The Effects of Digital Technology on Facial Expressions”
“Finding Cathartic Beauty in Trauma and Abjections”
Interview for Kuumbatv, available at:
http://www.kuumba.tv/portfolio/christy-kirk/
Interview at Glappitnova available at:
http://www.glappitnova.com/2015/01/12/artist-watch-christy-kirk/
Interview on “Fox News Rising” with Jon Wilson at Discovery Place for Body World Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
Exhibitions 2016 Group Exhibition, Dreams, Zapow Gallery, Asheville, NC
Group Exhibition, Figure Show, Gallery Twenty-Two, Charlotte, NC
Group Exhibition, Cultural Initiative: Spaces, Charlotte, NC
2015 Group Exhibition, Cultural Initiative: Frames, Charlotte, NC
2014 Group Exhibition, 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Group Exhibition, Ruin and Renewal, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
2013 Group Exhibition, LATITUDE / LONGITUDE, St. Louis, MO
(with artists: Buzz Spector, Joan Hall, and ISLAND PRESS)
Group Exhibition, Made for Moore, online auction
(Auction for victims of Oklahama Tornado, with artists Audrey Kawasaki, NC Winters,and Sylvia Ji)
Group Exhibition, MFA First Year Exhibition, at Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012 Group Exhibition, Facemask: Exploring the 'other' behind our social media face, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
(Curated by Sergio Gomez)
Solo Exhibition, Vapid Connections: Effects of Digital Technology on Facial Expressions,
Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2011 Group Exhibition,“Art Front Show” UNCA, Asheville, NC
Group Exhibition For Love Auction for Breast Cancer, Huntersville, NC
Solo Exhibition, Local Artist, Starbucks, Asheville, NC
2010 Group Exhibition Imagine: An Arts Extravaganza, Art Auction at
Rainbow Mountain Children School, Asheville, NC
2009 Traveling Group Exhibition, Diversity Project, at CPCC, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC
(with Peggy Rivers)
Group Exhibition, Artist Extravaganza, The Forum, Charlotte, NC
2007 Group Exhibition Student Show, Pease Gallery, Central Piedmont
Community College, Charlotte, NC
2012 BFA painting, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Nc
2010 AA Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, Nc
Teaching
2016 Part-time Online Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College
2015 Part-time Painting Instructor, Michaels
2014 Teaching Assistant, Painting I, Washington University in St. Louis
2014 Teaching Assistant, Drawing II, Washington University in St. Louis
2013 Teaching Assistant, Figure and Anatomy, Washington University in St. Louis
Honors Graduate School of Art Scholarship
Norman Sultan Scholarship
Undergraduate Research Scholar
Publications “Vapid Connections: The Effects of Digital Technology on Facial Expressions”
“Finding Cathartic Beauty in Trauma and Abjections”
Interview for Kuumbatv, available at:
http://www.kuumba.tv/portfolio/christy-kirk/
Interview at Glappitnova available at:
http://www.glappitnova.com/2015/01/12/artist-watch-christy-kirk/
Interview on “Fox News Rising” with Jon Wilson at Discovery Place for Body World Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
Exhibitions 2016 Group Exhibition, Dreams, Zapow Gallery, Asheville, NC
Group Exhibition, Figure Show, Gallery Twenty-Two, Charlotte, NC
Group Exhibition, Cultural Initiative: Spaces, Charlotte, NC
2015 Group Exhibition, Cultural Initiative: Frames, Charlotte, NC
2014 Group Exhibition, 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Group Exhibition, Ruin and Renewal, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
2013 Group Exhibition, LATITUDE / LONGITUDE, St. Louis, MO
(with artists: Buzz Spector, Joan Hall, and ISLAND PRESS)
Group Exhibition, Made for Moore, online auction
(Auction for victims of Oklahama Tornado, with artists Audrey Kawasaki, NC Winters,and Sylvia Ji)
Group Exhibition, MFA First Year Exhibition, at Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012 Group Exhibition, Facemask: Exploring the 'other' behind our social media face, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
(Curated by Sergio Gomez)
Solo Exhibition, Vapid Connections: Effects of Digital Technology on Facial Expressions,
Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2011 Group Exhibition,“Art Front Show” UNCA, Asheville, NC
Group Exhibition For Love Auction for Breast Cancer, Huntersville, NC
Solo Exhibition, Local Artist, Starbucks, Asheville, NC
2010 Group Exhibition Imagine: An Arts Extravaganza, Art Auction at
Rainbow Mountain Children School, Asheville, NC
2009 Traveling Group Exhibition, Diversity Project, at CPCC, Charlotte and Raleigh, NC
(with Peggy Rivers)
Group Exhibition, Artist Extravaganza, The Forum, Charlotte, NC
2007 Group Exhibition Student Show, Pease Gallery, Central Piedmont
Community College, Charlotte, NC